by Tim Griffin | Jun 26, 2015 | News
Russ Caudell and Jeff Lantz, owners of C. L. Services, Inc. traveled to Capital Hill last week with the TIA, Transportation Intermediaries Association. The purpose of their trip was to advocate for the Motor Carrier National Hiring Standard Act (H.R. 1120) and The...
by Tim Griffin | Aug 26, 2013 | News
As members of the TIA, we receive updates we feel important to pass along to those who read our blog. We received the following on Friday, August 23, 2013. In TIA’s effort to support the brokerage industry, TIA staff recently had a briefing with the FMCSA...
by Tim Griffin | Jul 3, 2013 | News
60 TIA members and associates participated in the TIA Washington Fly-in. We met with 75 Members of Congress to discuss the need for fully funding infrastructure investment, the important safeguards the industry achieved in MAP-21, the next transportation bill, and...
by Tim Griffin | Jan 25, 2013 | News
On January 23rd, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held their first official meeting of the 113th Congressional session. The meeting was the committee organizational meeting to finalize and approve subcommittee assignments and establish an...
by Tim Griffin | Nov 29, 2012 | News
On July 6, 2012, President Obama signed into law H.R. 4348, the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act” (MAP-21), the all-encompassing transportation reauthorization bill. The MAP-21 language included the Fighting Fraud in Transportation Act (FFIT), which...